Well the time of year is fast approaching when we elect new leadership for both KUSU and NUS. Next week will see the opening of the ballot at KUSU for 27 positions, via online elections and polling booths on every campus. The NUS Conference (this year in Sheffield) will see election of the NUS Presidents and Vice […]

ELECTION NOMINATIONS IN! The Kingston University Students’ Union Elections 2012 nomination period has now drawn to a close, with an impressive 105 nominations from 68 standing candidates. It has been an interesting fortnight of discussion and debate and KUSU is delighted that the nomination numbers have multiplied almost threefold compared to last year’s 35 candidates. […]

Last night the Telegraph announced the headline American Backed Private Universities Plan Dropped. This is the news that the government intends to drop plans to deliver legislation on Higher Education probably until 2015. Many will be declaring this a victory for the student movement and student activism and they are in part right; however this could […]

The research I carried out in NZ recently has now been published and I have uploaded a copy here for those of you may be interested… Contrasts and Comparisons in English Higher Education and New Zealand Tertiary Education